David Mayo
248 articles · The Grand Rapids Press
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Floyd Mayweather: Jail stint after Miguel Cotto fight will make me ‘mentally strong’
Floyd Mayweather, in an international teleconference Wednesday to promote next week's fight, was asked if he ever gets tired of media interviews. After almost 16 years as an undefeated professional and seemingly…
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Floyd Mayweather, on Manny Pacquiao fight, expresses a wearied indifference
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are linked even when they aren't fighting each other, amid the broader question of whether they ever will. Mayweather, asked after a training session…
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Floyd Mayweather: No ’50-50′ split for Manny Pacquiao, who’s ‘not one of the sharpest knives’
Floyd Mayweather's nickname is "Money" and he plans on keeping the majority of it if a megafight with Manny Pacquiao ever materializes. Speaking with reporters Tuesday during a press tour stop for…
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Floyd Mayweather still waiting on Manny Pacquiao but time is running short
The self-appointed deadline for announcing Floyd Mayweather's nexst opponent came and went for one reason: He's only interested in Manny Pacquiao. What remains to be seen is whether Pacquiao is ready for…
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If Manny Pacquiao doesn’t demand Floyd Mayweather fight, we’ll know he doesn’t want it
For two years, the biggest impediment to a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight was Bob Arum's reluctance to make it. Today, it is Pacquiao's failure to take control of his own career, and…
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Floyd Mayweather’s jail term delayed until June but Bob Arum still says Manny Pacquiao fight not forthcoming
Floyd Mayweather's attorneys successfully argued today that he should not have to report to jail until June 1 to begin serving an 87-day sentence in a domestic dispute. Mayweather, the Grand Rapids…
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Bob Arum’s Mayweather-Pacquiao dream includes investors, but not Oscar De La Hoya
Here's where Bob Arum really sits on a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight: He wants in, he wants Oscar De La Hoya out (and perhaps a few others, too), and he wants a…
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Leonard Ellerbe ‘confident’ that Manny Pacquiao will force promoter Bob Arum to negotiate with Floyd Mayweather
Despite reticence by Manny Pacquiao's promoter to entertain a Floyd Mayweather fight, Leonard Ellerbe said he is confident that the Filipino star will force negotiations to turn in that direction later this…
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Pay-per-view silence over Floyd Mayweather’s victory against Victor Ortiz tells grim story
Why isn?t the pay-per-view king waving his scepter? More than a month after the Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz welterweight title fight, key figures remain mum on pay-per-view numbers. Amid growing rumors of lukewarm…
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Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao talks back at starting point, megafight may happen
LAS VEGAS -- On an unusually quiet afternoon at Mayweather Boxing, so much so that the namesake engaged our conversation in a voice barely above a whisper, Floyd Mayweather said yes. He…
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Victor Ortiz’s camp doesn’t object to Joe Cortez, so no complaining about Floyd Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- Let?s get one thing straight immediately: This is not a criticism of Joe Cortez. The veteran Nevada referee and Boxing Hall of Fame inductee likely will have very little…
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From HBO’s ’24/7′ to Twitter, Floyd Mayweather’s impact on business of boxing everlasting
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather participated in the richest fight in history but his broader impact on the business of boxing outstrips the limits of his massive ring revenues. Mayweather returns to…
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From abandoned to WBC champion: Next stop on Victor Ortiz’s journey is Floyd Mayweather
Victor Ortiz acknowledges his story is unlikely. From abandonment as a pre-teen, to years in foster care, to committing boxing?s unforgivable sin of quitting in mid-fight, Ortiz?s resilience in winning a welterweight…
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Will Floyd Mayweather’s age catch up with his perfection in ring vs. Victor Ortiz?
The sight of Joe Louis? head dangling off the ring apron, right leg draped over the bottom rope, after his career-ending confrontation with Rocky Marciano, still ranks among the great cautionary tales…
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Distractions won’t derail Floyd Mayweather’s preparation for fight against Victor Ortiz
LAS VEGAS -- Exactly one month before the fight, Floyd Mayweather stood virtually nose to nose with yet another distraction last week, this one involving the man from whom he took his…
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Manny Pacquiao’s undisputed edge over Floyd Mayweather: Marketability
The television show fades to commercial, where Manny Pacquiao stands with a tiny computer screen obscuring his face, poking fun at a music career that has produced a lot of financial success…
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Grand Rapids native Peter Quillin eyes title shot, works with Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- A grimy boxing gym in back of a tiny strip mall hosts more stars per square foot than most venues in this city. Peter Quillin likes it inside. It?s…
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Freddie Roach: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao dream fight probably will remain just that
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Freddie Roach said he expects to be in the opposite corner, training a Floyd Mayweather opponent, sometime in 2012. He just doesn't expect that opponent to be Manny Pacquiao.…
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Floyd Mayweather’s comeback vs. Victor Ortiz raises questions, so here are some answers
Some answers to the questions certain to be asked most between now and the Sept. 17 Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz welterweight fight: Q: What impact will Mayweather?s legal cases have? A: Best guess,…
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Floyd Mayweather to make September comeback vs. Victor Ortiz?
Advancing rumors of an impending Floyd Mayweather comeback, a boxing website that specializes in compiling records and schedules has listed the Grand Rapids native as the first challenger to Victor Ortiz, the…
